When J.D. Vance’s comments about childless leaders were unearthed last month, it kicked off a round of speculation about population growth, child-bearing, and replacement numbers.
The Pub Chaplain
People talk to me about the same things you might expect in any other pastoral setting.
False Prophets and Soaring Rhetoric
I’ve been following the American presidential election campaign closely. I watched a good deal of the Democratic National Convention last week, showing my kids the Obamas’ speeches and swooning over Kamala Harris’s closing speech.
You Are Your Choices
YOUR CHOICES DEFINE YOU
Years ago, as a newlywed, I was lounging on the couch one evening, reading Raising Children to Care: A Jewish Guide to Childrearing by Miriam Adahan.
Retelling the Story of Our Broken Dreams
Failure is a fundamental part of the human experience. However, it is often difficult to know what to do with the broken pieces of our lives. How can we see our shattered dreams as core parts of who we are, holy aspects of our spiritual journeys?
A Six-and-One Rhythm
Adapted from her 5784 Rosh Hashanah Sermon of the same name.
In the Summer of 2021, I broke. As a new mom, an acting nurse for my baby with medical issues, and a novice rabbi, I had to prove my worth at every moment. After months of going and going, I arrived in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, for a much-needed vacation.
Coup d’État On Tisha B’Av
Five years ago, on the eve of Tisha B’Av, after a night of detention by armed soldiers for “our own protection,” my family and I were expelled from the Republic of Niger back across the land border into Northern Nigeria. The irony of being forced back into Boko Haram territory for “our own protection” was not lost on us.
